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Because —

1. In this case usage becomes law.

2. A wilful violation of it breeds contention.

3. Contention is utterly at variance with a Christian spirit.

(J. Lyth, D.D.)

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KJV: Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

WEB: Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.